In South Korea, the tabang (tea room) is a combination pub/coffeehouse where young adults roam until late, drinking super-sweet teas and engaging in fevered conversation and karaoke. Here, you can sip tart Korean teas and sit in private nooks where you can lose yourself in The Life of Pi or argue about whether pinche qualifies as a word in Scrabble.

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